# NTSB Accident ERA13CA316
> **PIPER PA-28-140** · 2013-07-05 · Blairstown, NJ, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA13CA316
- **Event ID:** 20130709X65929
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2013-07-05
- **Location:** Blairstown, NJ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.969444, -74.991668
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-28-140
- **Registration:** N1441T
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The flight's encounter with a downdraft from a ridge shortly after takeoff resulting in a loss of lift and collision with terrain during an uncontrolled descent.

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